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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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Individualities of
Srade.
A STUDY OF CHARACTER FROM HANDWRITING.
STUDY X. —CHARLES F. TRETBAR.
# TRENGTH of character, stern application to
*S=^ set rules and methods, appreciation of
severely classic art—in music and other forms—
power of self-restraint and a microscopic eye
through which he can discover strong and weak
points in the character and motives of others, con-
stitute some of the leading traits in the composi-
tion of Mr. Tretbar, whose chirography is before
me. The foregoing analysis is drawn from the
indications of temperament evidenced in his
handwriting. Mr. Tretbar labors under some of
those disadvantages with which even the
greatest men are afflicted. His faculty of pene-
tration is very great, he sees minutite with
facility, but human nature on a broad scale he
cannot read so easily. Mr. Tretbar has excel-
lent personal qualities which endear him to
friends. A cultivated intelligence of a fine order
he possesses, and this expressed in the channels
of business, social intercourse, and otherwise,
renders him a man of marked intelligence and
ability. Mr. Tretbar is endowed with various
gifts. As an artist or musician he would have
reached an eminent position. I, however, think
that his art sympathies are inclined to be one-
sided ; they lean toward the more artificial forms.
A commercial career is not calculated to contri-
bute much to the development of artistic instinct,
and when it does it has a tendency to make one
prefer cold and unemotional art, that is if it
operates toward the higher form.
\\ad a pife Dou/r; ]His Bael(.
A. POND & CO., of 25 Union
Square, have for some time been miss-
ing music, money and occasionally a musical
instrument. Twice suspicion rested on one of
the delivery boys, Richard K. Basil, 17 years
old, of 119 West 124th street, but each time the
boy was given the benefit of the doubt and let
off.
Last Saturday four of the firm's customers
stated that they had paid small bills, the money
for which was not received by the cashier. They
had paid young Basil, they said. Nothing was
said to the boy, but on Monday he was told to
deliver a big bundle of music. As he started to
leave the store it was noticed that he had two
packages. He was called back, the second
package was opened and $8 worth of music
found in it. Another delivery boy said he saw
Basil wrap the music up.
Policeman John H. Thompson, of the West
30th street station, was called in to arrest the
boy. The policeman took a firm grasp of the
boy's collar and felt something like a stick. He
put his hand down the lad's back and pulled
out a fife. In the Jefferson Market Police Court
Justice White asked the boy what he had to say.
" I packed de music by mistake. Sec? I
didn't steal de fife ; dat was a joke."
" Are you guilty or not ?"
"Yours truly, not guilty."
" Three hundred dollars for trial," said Jus-
tice White.
AUGUST GEMUNDER, Jr., the violin maker,
has just returned from a road trip of six weeks.
He was very successful.
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the classics has also been added to. Schubert,
Schumann and Weber have been recently drawn
upon, including the modern Langey. I notice the
latter's romantic morceau, " Evening Breeze"
on the list of classics. The excellent taste and
judgment shown in all the selections are cha-
racteristic of Mr. Tremaine.
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The Klauser Musical Institute of Milwaukee,
Wis., has certainly something original to offer
in its curriculum. Mr. Julius Klauser, the prin-
cipal, whose specialties are "piano, music
science, music-psychology and pedagogy," puts
forth the annexed explanation of his methods.
They embody a '' new system of Rational Educa-
tion and Training in Music and upon all Musical
Instruments, based on the Principles of Psychol-
ogy. '' While slightly didactic he also indulges in
the following concerning the art divine : '' Music
is expressed in musical forms, melodic forms,
rhythmic forms, harmonic forms. Intelligent
The Eighth Cavalry band, containing some
melo-rhythmo-harmonic conception is the basis of the best muscians in Mexico, recently
of intelligent expression." I always knew that sailed from Vera Cruz for Spain. The band
Milwaukee produced beer of the first order, but will visit the various European capitals prepar-
I never suspected that city of possessing a school atory to going to the Chicago Exposition.
of art philosophy. We learn something every
The Beethoven String Quartet of New York
day.
is composed this season of the following artists :
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Somebody acquainted with the " Raconteur," Gustav Dannreuther, first violin ; Ernst Thiele,
that clever writer on the editorial staff of a mu- second violin ; Otto K. Schill, viola; Emil
sical contemporary, sent him an anonymous Schenck, violoncello. The foregoing gentle-
postal card not long ago with some spiteful men are musicians and performers of the highest
message on it. It insinuated that he was a grade, and as a quartette, they stand in the very
failure as a pianist. The " Raconteur, " instead foremost rank of chamber music organizations.
The Harvard Male Quartet is composed of J.
of ignoring it, brought the matter into one of
his recent paragraphs and after admitting the M. Thatcher, C. M. Collins, E. E. Gorham, and
charge with manly candor, says : '' Better, far C. E. Burnham.
better, be a failure as a pianist than a failure as
When Paderewski appears in Boston this sea-
a villian, as the sneak is who sent me the card, son the prices of seats will be double those
and too cowardly to sign his name." Rather charged last season.
an undignified piece of argument I must say !
Miss Flavia Van den Hende, the charming
This, however, is what struck me: "Being in violoncello player, has appeared with great suc-
good humor to-day and weighing about 190 cess at Portsmouth, N. H.
pounds, ' The Raconteur ' would like to meet
Luisa Terzi, a young violinist of European
the anonymous coward and give him a hand to
fame,
will be heard in concerts this season.
hand, catch-as-catch-can friendly wrestle."
Carlos Hasselbrink, the well-known solo vio-
Alas ! for that '' friendly wrestle.'' Marc must
have shivered in his skin when he read the linist, will soon return to America. Mr. Has-
above. With a 190 pound man around, and a selbrink has been studying with the best mast-
self-confessed follower of Billy Muldoon too— ers of the violin while in Europe.
Oh ! shades of the great masters !—he cannot
Louis Kapp will soon appear with Seidl's
have all the supremacy his intellect entitles him Metropolitan Orchestra, as solo violinist, and
to. In the gladiatorial and fistic arenas physique perform Paganini 's Concerto for the violin.
conquers every time.
Franz Wilczek, solo violinist, is now on the
road with the Rosa Linde Concert Company.
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Chicago will soon have a very respectable The season commenced Monday, November
number of local publications devoted to music. 14th, and they will appear in and about New
In addition to the Musical Herald, a new York. They are under the management of the
monthly is out. Clayton F. Shummy is the Slayton Bureau.
Anton Seidl and his Metropolitan Orchestra
publisher. It is largely educational in char-
gave their second popular Sunday concert,
acter.
November 13th, at the Lenox Lyceum, to a
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In passing through upper Broadwaj' at night crowded house. The numbers rendered by the
the showrooms of the Singer and New Home orchestra were enthusiastically received and ap-
Sewing Machines, near 21st street, immediately plauded. Madam Basta Tavary and Mr. Lud-
attract one's attention. Like the showrooms of wig were the soloists.
the Jvolian organ, they are fitted out with exquis-
Carl Lanzer, solo violinist, has returned to
ite taste, though with a variety of fancy articles town, and is getting ready for his season's work.
and furnishings not quite suitable to a musical
" Baron " Binger, solo violoncellist, has re-
environment. They are brilliantly lit up, and a fused an offer to go on the road.
clear view of the interior is presented from the
THE Dayton Hook & Ladder Co., of Fair-
street. It seemed to "The Reviewer" that
haven,
Conn., are about to organize a drum
pianos exhibited in these showrooms would be
set off to great advantage. Some firms not rep- corps, and have appointed a committee consist-
resented locally in the retail trade would find it ing of D. Burton Brown, Walter Chaffee and
a paying investment if they could put an instru- Geo. Cripp.
J. L. RIDER, of Hudson, N. Y., no longer con-
ment or two on exhibition in either of those
tinues his branch at Glen Falls.
places.
THE REVIEWER-